The Irish airline that started the trend of designer clothing for staff is preparing to unveil a new uniform created by Louise Kennedy.

Aer Lingus was ahead of its time with the introduction of bespoke couture for employees in 1945, decades before airlines such as Lufthansa and Virgin Atlantic followed suit. Designers including Irene Gilbert, Ib Jorgensen, Sybil Connolly and Paul Costelloe have all created lines for the company.

The present teal green ensembles were designed by Kennedy 20 years ago, and the designer, who was born in Tipperary, has been brought in again to give ground staff and cabin crew a new look from 2019.

Kennedy said that she was honoured to have been chosen. “Twenty years after we first designed the current and…